Joe Barton: “The gentleman from the Garden State of New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), my good friend, just told you all the things that…”

“The gentleman from the Garden State of New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), my good friend, just told you all the things that weren't in this bill that he wished were. My distinguished chairman, Mr. Walden, just whispered in my ear that we have put everything you talked about in bills, subcommittee, full committee, and on the floor, and you voted against them every time this year, every time. Now, where I come from, you vote for what is in the bill, not what is not in the bill. I wished we had a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution in this bill. I wish we fully funded our military for the rest of the year in this bill. I wish we, by an act of Congress, gave Texas A&M the national championship in football in this bill. That is not going to happen. What is in this bill? We fully fund the Children's Health Insurance Program for every State of the Union and the territories for 6 years; never been done before. Fully fund children's health insurance for every State and territory in the Union for 6 years, at existing levels, and it increases each year for the next 6 years. It is fully paid for, fully offset. Not every Democrat, but almost every Democrat, has voted against that already twice, and if they vote against it this evening, they will vote against it for the third time. I am the manager of the Republican baseball team. If you strike, if you miss it three times, it normally means you are out.…”